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The Voice of St. Matthews, January 6, 1955: St. Matthews Story In 1954St. Matthews Story In 1954 Was One Of Growth With More To ComeThe Citizens’ drive was powered mainly by two boys, Gerry Kazunas and Dick Peloff, Kazunas led the league with a .537average, 31 R.B.I. five homers and seven doubles. Peloff also batted over .500 and pitched five victories against one defeat.But it was the Americans who won the District Championship 13-5, they took on the Algonquins who defeated the St. MatthewsNationals. Sparked by Brad Arterburn’s grand slam homer, they overcame the Algonquins 5-2.Meanwhile, a Pony League was organized for boys 13 and 14, under the leadership of Ivan Imes. The Yanks, coached byKen Dillard, after training all year, defeated the braves 5-4 on the last day of play for the title. The Yanks won 12, lostthree. The braves record was 10-5.Brave Bob Matthews led the league with a .477 average and 16 R.B.I. Lloyd Payton of the Yanks was the best pitcher, winningsix while losing one.The sports season was capped by the performance of Emmet Goranflo’s 1954 Eastern football squad. After a falteringstart, the coach moved Hugh Durham to halfback, and developed a sharp passing attack.The inspired Eagles rooled over the opposition, and celebrated the opening of their new stadium,, built by school parents,by crushing Southern 14-0. The Eagles went on to compile a 7-2 record, and won the County championship for the mostsuccessful season in its history.As 1955 opened, there were sings of conflict on the horizon. The tempo had quickened in the continuing competition betweencommercial and residential interests. The people of the Brownsboro Road area, balked in their first attempt to preventcommercialization of “the last attractive entrance left into Louisville,” solidified into the U. S. 42—Brownsboro RoadProtective Association. Their prestige and strength were greatly increased as local newspapers gave them support, and theMayor of Louisville expressed whole-hearted sympathy with their aims.They won a victory on December 30, successfully opposing an attempt to rezone two lots at the northeast corner obBrownsboro Road and Chenoweth Lane. Well-organized and well-let, they present a formidable road block against anyplan for the further commercialization of the highway.